Projects #2: Gift Box for Father's Day - Glue Up

The process continues… Glued it up tonight. I’m glad I could find the generic epoxy syringe at the local big box. I didn’t have time for a trek to Rockler or Woodcraft for a small glue kit. The tip fit perfectly between the fingers and was easy to control the amout of glue dispensed.

I’ll be cleaning up the slightly proud ends of the joints tomorrow evening. I hope that goes well considering the fingers are only 1/8” thick. I’m a little worried about tear out.

The box glued up and curing.

P.S. As requested in a few of the comments on the first entry in this series, I added detailed answers/steps regarding the milling of the stock as a response entry..

The clamps – LOVE them. They stay in place when your slinging/toting them around. The lever is a great idea. I have 8 of them ranging from the 40” to the 24” seen above. They must be making a dent in Bessy’s market because I have been seeing a lot of sales on the Bessys. I still like the Bessy Tradesmen F-style clamps though for the myriad of other woodworking needs. I scored a good buy on Amazon for a 30 piece set. I’m pretty happy with my clamp situation I guess you could say.

Bob, you could also start a wish list at your favorite online site (at least the ones that offer such a feature) and then print it out. Put a few coffee stains on it or smudge some finish on it. Crumple it a little or even do some cocktail-napkin sketches and then strategically “leave” it in plain sight for children and the wife to find…